On 2014-04-06 06:37, Bill Brettle wrote: > Thankyou both > > First, the LOW on pin 1 was 0v sorry to muddy the waters. > > Second, I corrected the "-out-invert" problem now I get this Error message > "Debug file information: > Can not find -sec MOT -var MOT -num 1 > Can not find -sec IO -var IO -num 1 > Can not find -sec LINUXCNC -var NML_FILE -num 1 > Can not find -sec EMC -var NML_FILE -num 1 > BillsMill.hal:24: setp requires 2 arguments, 1 given This means that you probably did not tell setp what to to set the pin to. Usuall it will be - setp parport.0.pin-02-out-invert 1
> 6953 > PID TTY STAT TIME COMMAND" > > What does all this mean? > > Third, I have included the line net > "Xhome parport.0.pin-10-in=> axis.0.home-sw-in axis.0.neg-lim-sw-in > axis.0.pos-lim-sw-in" > > Is this OK? Should work ok > Stepper configuration article says this: > "### Shared home switches all on one parallel port pin? > ### that's ok, hook the same signal to all the axes, but be sure to > ### set HOME_IS_SHARED and HOME_SEQUENCE in the ini file. See the > ### user manual!" > > Is this necessary ? if so, where and what do I enter in my .ini? Yes otherwise lcnc does not now how to handle the limits. This is a very good read. http://www.linuxcnc.org/docs/html/config/ini_config.html > Hope I'm making sense > > Regards Bill > > PS Gene, Hows the back going, any news on the op.? B > > > > On Sat, Apr 5, 2014 at 11:51 PM, Gene Heskett <ghesk...@wdtv.com> wrote: > >> On Saturday 05 April 2014 09:28:28 Bill Brettle did opine: >> >>> Hi again everyone >>> >>> Pin No. 01 on my BOB is enable, and unless it is on HIGH the motion >>> commands are blocked, I've discovered that the input from the computer >>> on this pin is 5v (ie HIGH) but the BOB inverts this so that the output >>> is about 2v (ie Low) so what I now want to do is to invert the output >>> from the computer. >> First off, if its only going down to 2 volts, you have a hardware problem. >> A fairly serious, something is trying to pull it up, and may have already >> blown that gate on your BOB. Maker and model of the BOB? >> >> Second off "setp parport.0.pin-#-out-invert" in your .hal file will do the >> inversion. >> >>> There are some example on how to do this in an LCNC >>> document titled Stepper Configuration. (with part of that document >>> Attached) When I put that into my HAL file I get an error message as >>> shown on the top line of that attachment. >>> >>> I have the opposite problem with my spindle which turns on when I start >>> the program and turns off at an M3 Code. >>> >> Apply that same setp to the parport pin that enables the spindle. >> IOW your setp parport.0.pin-9-invert TRUE becomes >> setp parport.0.pin-9-out-invert TRUE >> >> Same syntax for its pin 1 >> >>> Until I get this sorted out I can't sort out the other problems. >>> >>> I have included my .HAL and .INI files. As an ex Architect, ex Pastor, >>> and ex Taxi Driver, I'm pretty much out of my depth, so could someone >>> please check these to make sure that I'm not making a complete mash of >>> them. >>> >>> Regards Bill >> You also have 4 stepgens configured in your .hal file, but only 3 in your >> .ini file. That likely will cause errors when you get that far. >> >> And, are you sure that the stepgen config is correct? >>> On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 7:46 PM, andy pugh <bodge...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> On 2 April 2014 05:51, Bill Brettle <billbret...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> 1. how is Xenable triggered, it doesn't appear to be going high >>>> Xenable isn't a HAL pin, so I assume that it is a signal that is >>>> created in your HAL file. >>>> You probably want to connect it to axis.0.amp-enable-out. >>>> http://www.linuxcnc.org/docs/html/man/man9/motion.9.html >>>> >>>>> My setup is a 3 axis, 2 wire connection. The 2 wires require B & C >>>>> (or A >>>> & >>>> >>>>> D) phases and provides the other phases as inversions of the phases >>>>> provided. >>>> Does that work? I thought that the step sequence required each phase >>>> to be completely off some of the time. >> We normally call that A/B/Z where A&B have a 90 degree relationship looking >> something like 2 square waves, out of time by half the period of the wave >> at each logic level. Z is only active during the once per revolution index >> pulse. >> >>>> There are 4 patterns, and you have 4 codes, so it should be possible >>>> to make it work. >>>> Looking at (for example) pattern 8 >>>> http://www.linuxcnc.org/docs/html/hal/rtcomps.html#sec:Stepgen >>>> Does show the phases you describe, I can't decide if that will drive a >>>> unipolar motor, or if is is designed as a differential drive to a >>>> driver. >>>> >>>>> The attached BillsMill.hal shows how I have configured the pins ie >>>>> by >>>> just >>>> >>>>> omitting configurations for A & D, I don't know how this will work. >>>> You may need to choose pattern 6 or 8 (the actual phase excitation >>>> will be the same with either in your situation). These are the >>>> patterns that output the full 4 combinations on just two pins. >>>> >>>>> 3. I have developed my Gcode files with CNCSimulatorPro but I found >>>>> out that LCNC cannot read these even though I have saved them as >>>>> .ngc. >>>> What do they look like? How does LinuxCNC fail to read them? >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> atp >>>> If you can't fix it, you don't own it. >>>> http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto >>>> >>>> >>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> -------- _______________________________________________ >>>> Emc-users mailing list >>>> Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users >> >> Cheers, Gene >> -- >> "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: >> soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." >> -Ed Howdershelt (Author) >> Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> _______________________________________________ >> Emc-users mailing list >> Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > -- Regards /Groete Marius D. Liebenberg +27 82 698 3251 +27 12 743 6064 QQ 1767394877 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
